Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Interspinous process implant having a thread-shaped wing and method of implantation
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Application No.: US11378892Application Date: 2006-03-17
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Publication No.: US08147548B2Publication Date: 2012-04-03
- Inventor: James F. Zucherman , Ken Y. Hsu , Charles J. Winslow , John J. Flynn , Steve Mitchell , Scott A. Yerby , John A. Markwart
- Applicant: James F. Zucherman , Ken Y. Hsu , Charles J. Winslow , John J. Flynn , Steve Mitchell , Scott A. Yerby , John A. Markwart
- Applicant Address: CH Neuchatel
- Assignee: Kyphon Sarl
- Current Assignee: Kyphon Sarl
- Current Assignee Address: CH Neuchatel
- Main IPC: A61B17/70
- IPC: A61B17/70 ; A61F2/44

Abstract:
Systems and method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention can includes an implant comprising a spacer and a frame having a central body and a helical shaped wing extending from the central body. The frame can be positioned near about adjacent spinous processes, and can be rotated and urged so that the adjacent spinous processes pass within a groove of the wing, thereby allowing the wing to be arranged on an opposite side of the adjacent spinous processes. The spacer can then be arranged over the frame so that the spacer contacts and distracts the spinous processes, thereby limiting relative movement of the adjacent spinous processes during extension.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060265066A1 Interspinous process implant having a thread-shaped wing and method of implantation Public/Granted day:2006-11-23
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